diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 94a75c379..1370d9081 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## libsdformat 17.x
+
+### libsdformat 17.0.0 (20XX-XX-XX)
+
 ## libsdformat 16.X
 
 ### libsdformat 16.0.0 (2025-09-24)
diff --git a/Migration.md b/Migration.md
index 6d97f8509..f16b810aa 100644
--- a/Migration.md
+++ b/Migration.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ forward programmatically.
 This document aims to contain similar information to those files
 but with improved human-readability..
 
+
+## libsdformat 16.X to 17.X
+
+
 ## libsdformat 15.x to 16.x
 
 1. The major version has been removed from the cmake project name and the
@@ -1141,4 +1145,4 @@ ABI was broken for `sdf::Element`, and restored on version 11.2.1.
       updating to the new style.
     + [BitBucket pull request 199](https://osrf-migration.github.io/sdformat-gh-pages/#!/osrf/sdformat/pull-requests/199)
     + [BitBucket pull request 243](https://osrf-migration.github.io/sdformat-gh-pages/#!/osrf/sdformat/pull-requests/243)
-    + [BitBucket pull request 244](https://osrf-migration.github.io/sdformat-gh-pages/#!/osrf/sdformat/pull-requests/244)
+    + [BitBucket pull request 244](https://osrf-migration.github.io/sdformat-gh-pages/#!/osrf/sdformat/pull-requests/244)
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diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index aedd1c8dd..dec50bb31 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>sdformat</name>
-  <version>16.0.0</version>
+  <version>17.0.0</version>
   <description>SDFormat is an XML file format that describes environments, objects, and robots
 in a manner suitable for robotic applications</description>